Following the acceptance of South Africa’s first democratic constitution and subsequent Disability Equity legislation, publications in South African occupational therapy literature, although very limited, indicate that occupational therapists are ideally placed and uniquely skilled to deal with the implementation of legislation and to be key role players in the work place by facilitating employ...

The need for thorough and sound evaluation of clients has been a mandate for occupational therapy since the early 1980s (Ywca, 1981). Several treatises have been printed on the subject in various publications of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) (e.g., American]ournal of Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy News, and Mental Health Focus· Skills for Assessment and Treatm...

Kathy B. Simon, OTR, is a consultant specializing in vocational rehabilitation in northern California (Mailing ad dress: 434 Oakdale Avenue, Cone Madera, California 94925.) I n times of rapid change in the health care delivery system, occupational therapists are challenged to be inventive, creative, and knowledgeable of future trends. Currently, the profession is being pressured to prove its co...

conclusions the hepatitis b vaccination coverage was more than many studies in other countries. it seems that the vaccination program of the current study had sufficient efficacy for medical surveillance of hcws in the academic hospitals under study. the essential point for success at a vaccination program was good performance of occupational health department. methods this retrospective descri...

A number of themes weave through any consideration of the American workforce. Demographic imperatives and our own experience underscore the aging of workers and the heterogeneity of that segment of the working population . As occupational therapists, we treat those older adults whose working roles have been adversely impacted by physical, emotional and/ or social losses, or who have retired. We...

Very little information is available on the role of occupational therapy in the care of cancer patients who are being actively treated for metastatic disease. To gain information on occupational therapy assessment and treatment procedures, we reviewed the records of 54 adult inpatients who received occupational therapy services during a hospital admission. We found that assessment focused on in...